page_title: Boris Becker
section_title: Early life
hierarchical_section_title: Boris Becker / Early life
caption_attribution_description: Boris Becker during Radio Regenbogen Award 2019 at Europapark, Rust, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 2019-04-12, Photo: Sven Mandel
context_page_description: Boris Franz Becker is a German former world No. 1 professional tennis player. He was successful from the start of his career, winning the first of his six major singles titles at age 17. His Grand Slam singles titles included three Wimbledons, two Australian Opens and one US Open. He also won five year-end championships, 13 Masters Series titles and an Olympic gold medal in doubles. In 1989 he was voted the Player of the Year by both the ATP and the ITF.
  At times Becker struggled with his early success and fame, and his personal life has been turbulent. Since his playing career ended, he has engaged in numerous ventures, including coaching Novak Djokovic for three years, and working in the field of poker.
context_section_description: Boris Becker was born in Leimen, a town in the German state Baden-Württemberg, the son of Elvira and Karl-Heinz Becker. He was raised as a Catholic. His father Karl-Heinz, an architect, founded a tennis centre in Leimen, where Becker learned to play tennis. He received his secondary education at Helmholtz-Gymnasium in Heidelberg. His mother Elvira Becker, née Pisch hailed from the Moravian village of Kunín (Kunewald).
caption: Becker with his mother Elvira at the Radio Regenbogen Awards, 2019
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